Title Experiments in consilience : integrating social and scientific responses to save endangered species / edited by Frances R. Westley and Philip S. Miller

Published Washington : Island Press, ©2003

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 393 pages) : illustrations, maps Contents The story of an experiment : integrating social and scientific responses to facilitate conservation action / Frances R. Westley -- The art of walking through walls : strategy and structure in the conservation breeding specialist group / Frances R. Westley and Harrie Vredenburg -- Integrating the human dimension into endangered species risk assessment / Philip S. Miller and Robert C. Lacy -- Getting the right science and getting the science right : process design and facilitation in PHVA workshops / Frances R. Westley and Onnie Byers -- Logic models for building knowledge and networks : early evaluations of the PHVA approach / Harrie Vredenburg and Frances R. Westley -- Guns, germs, and refugees : the mountain gorilla PHVA in Uganda / Onnie Byers, Philip S. Miller, and Frances R. Westley -- Linking monkeys, biologists, and palmito : the Muriqui PHVA in Brazil / Jenna S. Borovansky and Emmanuel Raufflet -- Building the back loop : community decision making and the Peary and Arctic Islands Caribou PHVA in northern Canada / George Francis -- Incorporating local knowledge : landowners and tree kangaroos in Papua New Guinea / Philip J. Nyhus [and others] -- Uneasy guests : the grizzly bear PHVA in the central Canadian Rockies / Emmanuel Raufflet, Harrie Vrendenburg, and Philip S. Miller -- A special concern : the wolves of Algonquin Provincial Park, Ontario / George Francis -- Governance for conservation / George Francis -- Human population dynamics and integrative action / Gayl D. Ness -- Incorporating community population appraisals in PHVA workshops : the early experience / John S. Williams -- Caveat on consilience : barriers and bridges for traditional knowledge and conservation science / David A. Lertzman -- Strangers at the party : an industry strategy perspective on PHVAs / Harrie Vredenburg -- On building bridges between specializations / Gayl D. Ness -- Metamodels as a tool for risk assessment / Philip S. Miller and Robert C. Lacy -- Far from land : further explorations in consilience / Frances R. Westley, Philip S. Miller, and Robert C. Lacy Summary Annotation In his 1998 book "Consilience," E.O. Wilson set forth the idea that integrating knowledge and insights from across the spectrum of human study -- the humanities, social science, and natural sciences -- is the key to solving complex environmental and social problems. "Experiments in Consilience" tells the unique story of a pathbreaking effort to apply this theoretical construct in a real-world setting. The book describes the work of the Biodiversity Research Network, a team of experts from the United States and Canada brought together to build interdisciplinary connections and stimulate an exchange of expertise. Team members sought to understand the ecology and population dynamics of key species in particular ecosystems, to understand the impact of human populations on those species and ecosystems, and to develop tools and processes for involving a greater variety of stakeholders in conservation efforts. In order to keep the experiment grounded, the network focused on a single type of conservation planning workshop run by a single organization -- the Population and Habitat Viability Assessment Workshop (PHVA) of the IUCN-sponsored Conservation Breeding Specialist Group (CBSG). The book combines sections on the theoretical underpinnings of relevant concepts in population biology, simulation modeling, and social science with detailed descriptions of six PHVA workshops conducted on different species across four continents. A concluding chapter examines the lessons learned, which have application to both theory and practice, including reflections on interdisciplinarity, integrated risk assessment, and future directions for research and action. Through the combination of theory andapplication, combined with frank discussions of what the research network learned -- including both successes and failures -- the book offers fresh ideas on how to improve on-the-ground conservation decisionmaking. "Experime Analysis Nature Conservation Endangered Species Wildlife Conservation Human Ecology Bibliography Includes bibliographical references ([363]-379) and index Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL English digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Print version record Subject Endangered species. Wildlife conservation. Human ecology. Endangered species Wildlife management Human ecology Risk assessment Biodiversity Research human ecology. SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Biological Diversity. NATURE -- Animals -- Wildlife. Endangered species Human ecology Wildlife conservation Tiere Artenschutz Form Electronic book Author Westley, Frances. Miller, Philip S. ISBN 1423709705 9781423709701 1559639938 1559639946 9781559639941 9781559639934 9781610910699 1610910699

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